Improvement in machines for shaving hoops for casks



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIGEA J. G. MORGAN, OF GOLTON, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN MACHINES FOR SHAVING HOOPS FOR CASKS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 57,753, dated September4, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J. G. MORGAN, of Colton, St. Lawrence county, andState of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement inHoop-Shavin g Machines; and l do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable othersskilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in whichpFigurel is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved hoop-shavingmachine, taken through the line x m, Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is a top or planview of the same, part of the central top cross-bar and of theclutch-lever being broken away to show the arrangement of the parts.Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the same, taken through the line yy, Fig. l. Fig. 4. is a detailed sectional view of the same, takenthrough the line z e, Fig. 1.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts. I

My invention has for-its object to furnish an improved machine by meansof which hoops may loe shaved conveniently, quickly, and accurately; andit consists, first, in the combination of the stationary bar, thepivoted bar, the knives, levers, and gage with each other and with theframe of the machine; and, second, in the combination of the inclinedslotted table, the nippers, the sliding' block, strap, clutch, lever,and driving-shaft with each other, with the stationary and pivoted bars,and with the frame of the machine, the whole being constructed andarranged substantially as hereinafter more fully described.

A is the foundation of the machine', and B is the frame of the machine.O is the station-- ary knife-bar, which is set in an inclined position,as shown in Fig. 1, with its lower end secured to the foundation A ofthe machine, and its upper end to the end cross-bar, b, of the frame B.

D is an arm securely attached to the bar (l, and to the projecting endof Which the bar E is pivoted.

F and Gr are guide-pins, which are attached to the bar C, and whichenter slots formed in the edge of the bar E, so that the said bar mayalways work in a plane parallel to the plane of the bar C.

H are the knives, which are placed on the edges of the upper part of thebar C and E, and are secured to the forward sides of said bars by screwspassing' through the slotted arms h of the said knives H, as shown inFigs. 2, 3, and 4, so that the said knives may be adjusted to cut athicker or thinner shaving, as may be desired.

I is a spring, one end of which is attached to the bar Gand the otherpresses against the upper part of the bar E, forcing it out whenf everrelieved from the pressure of the lever J.

The lever J is pivoted in a slot formed in the lower part of the bar C,and its end is curved or rounded o, as shown in Fig. 3. When the freeend of the leverJ is depressed its curved end comes in contact with thecurved lower end of the bar E, and forcing it out clamps the hoopbetween the knives H.

K is a wedge-shaped gage pivoted to the end of the lever L, which leverworks and is pivoted in a slot formed in the upper part of thestationary bar (l.

By means of the gage K the knives H may be held at such a distance apartas will leave the hoop of any desired thickness, and, by means of theslotted arms hf, they may be so set as to give any desired bevel to thehoop, so that it may correspond to the bilge of the cask.

A are plates attached to the inner edges of the bars O and E, just infront of the edges ofthe knives H, so that the said bars need not beworn by drawing the hoops through, as shown in Fig. 4.

M is the inclined table, the lower end of which rests upon the inclinedstationary bar O, just at the lower ends of the knives H, where it iskept in place by a cleat, N, attached to said bar. The upper end of thetable M rests upon the rear upper cross-bar, b2, of the frame'B, asshown in Fig. l. The table M is slotted from its upper end almost to itslower end, as shown in Fig. 2.

O are the nippers or clamps, which grasp the end of the hoop and draw itthrough between the knives H. The nippers O are kept in place whilemoving up and down the table M by having a pin, o', attached to it,which passes down through the slot in the table M, where it is securedin place by a washer and key, as shown in Fig. l. The upper ends of thearms of the nipper o are connected to the sliding block P in such a waythat the same power that draws the nippers forward may hold them claspedto the hoop.

The sliding` block P has a flange, p', formed upon its lower side, whichfits into the slot in the table M and guides the said block as it movesup and down the said table. From the lower edge of the fiange p issuspended a weight, R, which holds the said block to its place as itslides up and down the table M.

S is a strap, one end of which is attached to the block P and the otherend to a loose pulley, T, re\v'olving` upon the shaft U. Upon the sideof the pulley T is formed a clutch, t, which takes hold of the clutch V,attached to the shaft U, and causes the pulley to revolve with the saidshaft, drawing the hoop through loe-v tween the knives.

The pulleyT is moved back and forth along the shaft U by the lever W,the end of which .is pivoted to the cross-bar b2 of the frame B,

and which is connected to the pulley T by a forked projection, w',attached to its lower part, and which rides in a groove formed in thesaid pulley T.

X is the driving-pulley, by means of which motion is communicated to theshaft U from any convenient power.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. Thecombination of the stationary vbar C, the pivoted bar E, the knives H,levers J ,and L, and gage K, substantially as herein described, and forthe purpose set forth.

2. The combination of the inclined slotted table M, the nippers O, thesliding block P, strap S, clutch t V, lever-W, and drum T on shaft Uwith the stationary and pivoted bars C and E, substantially as hereindescribed, and for the purpose set forth.

J. G. MORGAN.

Witnesses:

E. H. BUTLER, G. F. STUART.

